STRYCHNIA, noun An alkaline substance obtained from the fruit of the Strychnos nux vomica, and Strychnos ignatia. It is a white substance, crystalized in very small four sided prisms, and intolerably bitter. It acts upon the stomach with violent energy, inducing locked jaw and destroying life.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.